Permafrost collapse is accelerating carbon release
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Re: Permafrost collapse is accelerating carbon release
#2This is an emergency; it's well past time we started acting like it: https://rebellion.earth/
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#3For those who haven't been watching this topic for the past few years: permafrost melt is the most probable factor for the possibility of a near-term extinction event.
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#4For those who haven't been watching this topic for the past few years: permafrost melt is the most probable factor for the possibility of a near-term extinction event.
fear and panic do not make a strategy; taking the issue seriously is, from a risk-management perspective.
Re: Permafrost collapse is accelerating carbon release
#5To the meat:
> We estimate that abrupt permafrost thawing in lowland lakes and wetlands, together with that in upland hills, could release between 60 billion and 100 billion tonnes of carbon by 2300.
Re: Permafrost collapse is accelerating carbon release
#6But what about the plastic coffee cups?
Re: Permafrost collapse is accelerating carbon release
#7For those who haven't been watching this topic for the past few years: permafrost melt is the most probable factor for the possibility of a near-term extinction event.
fear and panic do not make a strategy; taking the issue seriously is, from a risk-management perspective.
NASA testified to the US Senate in 1988 that "higher temperatures can now be attributed to a long-expected global warming trend linked to pollution". [1]
So, with more than 30 years of taking the issue seriously, what do you suppose we should do, from a risk-management perspective?
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/24/us/global-warming-has-beg...
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#8"This much is clear: the Arctic is warming fast,..."
No it isn't. Arctic sea ice extent is normal and cyclical as can be seen from the Danish meteorological institute's data here: http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/icecover.uk.php
Re: Permafrost collapse is accelerating carbon release
#9For those who haven't been watching this topic for the past few years: permafrost melt is the most probable factor for the possibility of a near-term extinction event.
I'm pretty sure it's well known that we're currently in one of the largest extinction events.
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#10"This much is clear: the Arctic is warming fast,..." No it isn't. Arctic sea ice extent is normal and cyclical as can be seen from the Danish meteorological institute's data here: http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/icecover.uk.php
How does your statement follow from the graph you link? It clearly shows the years 2015-present are more than 2 standard deviations below the average from 1981-2000.